Just when Mao Desheng was determined to find a breakthrough from the battlefield behind enemy lines, what coincided with him was that on May 15, news came from Gaojiagang that Captain Li Wenchang, who was left behind, had just led his troops to repel a group of Qing troops attacking the troops. "[] The number should be around 5,000 people, including the regular green camp of the Qing army and local regiment training village warriors. This news surprised Mao Desheng and intuition were reasonable. The scene in Jinan seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.

The Qing army attacked the logistics transportation line on the east coast, and the east coast had already penetrated into the "behind enemy" and made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace. Since Du Chong led his troops to Yanzhou Prefecture to contact the Mule Army, Qingshan bandits, Dongping bandits, and Yuyuan Army remnants launched a fight against the Qing Dynasty, Mao Desheng also sent more than 5,000 Ding Mingwu's troops who had been defeated to the north of Jinan Prefecture.

Ding Mingwu was originally from here, and most of his soldiers were from prefectures and counties in the northern part of Jinan Prefecture, so he quickly moved in like a fish. They contacted thousands of Ding Weiyue's troops who were wandering around in the local area (Ding Weiyue was born as a delegation envoy and firmly advocated the anti-Qing Dynasty). In addition, there were some local troops who followed Xingqian after the failure of the Li Huajing Uprising in Caozhou. Ding Mingwu invited them to attack the Qing army. With so many contacts, the number quickly reached 10,000 or 20,000, and the momentum became huge again.

If these or 20,000 people were placed outside Jinan City, with their garbage equipment and poor training level, they would probably be defeated by the Qing army without a single encounter. But if they were placed behind the weak enemy's strength, this effect would be great. They had connections in Jinan Prefecture, Dongchang Prefecture and even Yanzhou Prefecture, and had connections and ways. They were more familiar with geography than the Qing army, and were basically considered home battles. Attacked some Qing army grain collection teams and punished some gentry who raised food and money for the Qing army. They were still competent.

In view of the possible casualties caused by the frontal battlefield attack, Mao Desheng also expressed his appreciation for their role behind enemy lines, so he gave the green light to Ding Mingwu for requesting instructors and equipment. He presented them with a batch of cold weapons sent by Gaojiagang Salt Field, encouraging them to fight more Tartars and develop the team at the same time. If necessary, the East Coast can also send some experienced military instructors from the stand-up team to help them reorganize the training department.

After these troops were active in the northern part of Jinan Prefecture, Mao Desheng also moved his command post into Zhangqiu County, which was full of broken walls and ruins. At the same time, the elite East Coast Army, Black Eight Banners Infantry, Stand Up Team and Cavalry Regiment also entered here. At this point, the most elite field force on Mao Desheng had not yet fought a battle seriously. It can be said to be a new force among the new force. However, seeing that the morale of the servant army was generally depressed, Mao Desheng thought that it was necessary to pull out his elite troops and attack the Qing army several times, otherwise the battle would not be so easy.

On May 18, Du Chong led his troops to siege Zhang Qiuzhen again. This time his chance of winning was much greater than the last time, not only because he contacted more Yuyuan Army troops to help, but also because Mao Desheng sent two hundred people to Kurhan's scout team. These Jurchen hunters from Baishan Heishui were skillful in combat skills and well-equipped, and they were like playing against hundreds of Manchu Eight Banners stationed in Zhang Qiuzhen.

On May 20, after two days of fierce fighting and Du Chong and others to drive away cannon fodder without any casualties. Zhang Qiuzhen was captured at the cannon transportation node. The Qing Meile Zhangjing Laikan died of the cold arrow of the East Coast Public Security Team scout. All eleven of his subordinates were killed in battle. A total of more than 340 people in the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia died in frontal battles, and only a few more than ten were captured. More than 700 people from the Qing army green camps that assisted Laikan to guard were also killed in battle. There were also several new regiment training camps in the town, with less casualties, but no one ran away, and most of them became prisoners.

This battle greatly enhanced the confidence of these bandit armed forces, because this was the first time they defeated the so-called "true Manchu officers and soldiers" in a frontal battle. Although there were only more than 300 lonely troops and were still assisted by the Jurchen hunters on the east coast, the real Tartars were real Tartars, not comparable to those new regiments like native chickens and dogs training.

Of course, in order to conquer the canal transport node of Zhangqiu Town, the Yuyuan Army and other local armed forces also suffered huge casualties: more than 2,500 bodies were killed inside and outside Zhangqiu Town, and more than 4,000 people were injured in the lottery, which was extremely tragic. However, the leaders, canal leaders, and the heads of the leaders did not care about it, because the deaths were all small minions who had just joined the gang, and there were not many core forces. Moreover, compared with the casualties, they cared more about how many good things could be found in the canal transport node of Zhangqiu Town.

However, the answer may disappoint them. Zhang Qiu Town had just sent a batch of supplies to Jinan a few days ago. At present, there is not much inventory in the town. Silver, silk, grain, military supplies and other assets are probably not enough for more than ten canal leaders present. Nearly 30,000 people were divided up. This is only enough for everyone to keep their stomachs. If you want to eat enough, you have to go around to see. Since the landlords and gentry can respond to the order of the Tartar Governor Zhang Ruxiu to transport food and grass to Jinan, will there be no extra time to entertain heroes from all walks of life?

Everyone did it as soon as they wanted to do it, so they quickly left Zhangqiu Town before the Qing army in Jinan responded, and then started to rage in the northern part of Yanzhou Prefecture and the eastern part of Dongchang Prefecture. Their momentum was so great that they even defeated a force sent by the prefect of Dongchang Prefecture to rescue the local area.

At the end of May, Zhang Qi, Ren Qi and others who were hiding in the old village of Yuyuan came out again and led tens of thousands of Yuyuan troops to attack Daming Mansion and Dongchang Mansion, conquering the cities and lands, and encircling the people. The small Qing army in the local area had no way to resist and could only retreat in a hurry to defend the county town, otherwise what would await them would be a catastrophe. In this case, it would be empty talk to send supplies and supplies that were urgently needed for war to Jinan. The gentry from all over the country was too busy to take care of themselves, and they didn't have the heart to pay attention to the shouting of the Qing prefectures and counties. When the disaster was coming, everyone should take care of themselves!

Ding Mingwu and others were making trouble in the vast northern part of Jinan Prefecture, and Yuyuan Army was making trouble in Dongchang Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture and even the nearby Daming Prefecture. The local order had completely collapsed. In addition, the grain transportation from south to north was cut off, and the Qing army in Jinan finally felt a serious crisis. Since Zhang Qiu Town fell, the supplies sent by various places have gradually decreased, but they can finally maintain it. But after half a month, they found that the situation in various places had completely lost control. Now, the grain collection team with less than a thousand people has gone out and gone without returning. It is shocking.

Faced with this situation, Luke Dehun was also anxious. In addition to writing Beijing's request for reinforcements, he also asked Gushan Ezhen Qunta, stationed in Yangzhou, to lead capable personnel to support north. However, there were only 2,500 Eight Banners soldiers under the quadra, and the number of Green Camp was only 30,000. The defense was still insufficient, so he could not take care of the support of Shandong. Therefore, he simply rejected Luke Dehun's request.

Jiangbei is only enough to protect himself, there are no soldiers in the north, and there are no soldiers in Henan. Shandong's troops are all in his hands again. Luke Dehun suddenly realized that he seemed to be isolated and helpless. Now he only has more than 40,000 soldiers left, and he is suffering from shortage of food, and his morale is very low. How did this battle be fought!

Recently, the yellow-clothed thieves have strengthened their offensives. The troops who have been resting for a long time have taken turns to fight. The offensives have been higher and higher, and it seems that they are just to prevent the soldiers of the "Qing Dynasty" from having the opportunity to clear the place and restore the supply of food supply. But what do you know about the other party's purpose? The yellow-clothed thieves' shells usually fall from their heads for no money, and the green camp soldiers they called "Straight Team" are pressing step by step without giving anyone a chance to breathe. The defense is already very difficult, so how can they withdraw their troops to clear the place? But then again, the local situation is now in a corruption, and it is far from being completed overnight. At that time, the more than 40,000 soldiers under their command might have starved to death for a long time.

The current plan may be to avoid the edge for a while and get out of the quagmire of Jinan. His grandfather is Daishan, his father is Sahalian, and he has many contacts with the Regent in normal times. He should be fine. As long as he brings back the thousands of Eight Banners children in and outside the city, he should be able to start over again. He did not think at all that he could lose Jinan City, Li Lutai, Lu Guonan, Niu Chenghu, Kong Xigui's troops, and other troops. Who would really care about these Nikans?

The commander's will to fight has been shaken, and the morale of the people below can be imagined. On June 6, Shao Shude led the fourth team of the fourth battalion of the 4th battalion and 2,000 soldiers to arrive at the sea outside the salt field of Gaojiagang on a naval ship that had been repaired and maintained, and then began to land in large quantities. On this day, the army on the east coast also began to launch a final fierce attack on the Qing army strongholds outside Jinan. The Qing army guarding these fortresses had been cut off for several days. In addition, the news that the general had already withdrawn, the soldiers were no longer willing to fight, and they all scattered after a little resistance. The people on the east coast also felt the huge changes in the situation from the Qing army's resistance, so they immediately strengthened the offensive. It took only three days to break through most of the Qing army's fortresses outside the city, pushing the defense line to a place just one step away from Jinan City.

On June 10, Lukede saw his consecutive defeats and his army was depressed. He had no choice but to order a general retreat, and then he led thousands of Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners horses out of the city and fled. They were very energetic. Even though the city was short of food, they had never been short of them. Even beasts like horses were shiny and smooth, and they were even more out of the world when they ran.

The remaining three generals in the city, Li Lutai, Niu Chenghu and Lu Guonan, look at me and I don’t know what to do. The Beijing court’s decree to Luke Dehun was very clear, that is, not to retreat, and stick to the end! But Lukede had the courage to disobey the will of the order, and they did not dare to withdraw. But what could they do if they did not retreat? Now this situation may not be able to hold on for a day, and staying there is only a word of death for everyone.

After hesitating for a long time, Li Lutai, who was born in the Han army flag, proposed to massacre the city. Then everyone took the fine and soft food he had snatched and went out of the dead place of Jinan City. The general of Baoding, Lu Guonan, was hesitant after hearing this, but was quite moved; the general of Yizhou, Niu Chenghu, agreed on the surface, and after returning, he sent his confidant generals to contact the army on the east coast outside the city. Then, when the fire in the city was just rising, he directly sent troops to attack Li Lutai, the second male unit of Lu Guonan, who was starting to rob, which made them furious.

The internal strife of the Qing army gave the army on the east coast outside the city a great opportunity. The main force of the first regiment of the stand-up team quickly entered the city under the command of the regiment captain Zhang Xudong. Then, with the assistance of the generals of Niu Chenghu's family and some soldiers, he attacked the Qing army Li Rutai and the second male troops of the Lu State. After he stood up, more than 2,000 infantrymen from the Black Eight Banners Infantry Battalion also walked into the city with heavy footsteps. They were experts in street fighting and fighting. With their joining, the Qing army's resistance was quickly disintegrated.

On the morning of June 11, after a night of fierce fighting, Li Lutai's troops, who had already suffered heavy losses, were unable to support them first, and then retreated from Jinan City and fled west in a hurry. As for the troops of the General Lu Guonan, the troops of Baoding General Lu Guonan, it was a bit tragic. Under the joint attack of Niu Chenghu's troops and the East Coast army, a small group was killed and injured, and most of them were captured. He only brought two or three thousand confidant soldiers and fled to death.

After recapturing Jinan City, Mao Desheng spent another three days to rectify the order and appease the people. On June 16, Shao Shude led 2,000 troops to Jinan, and then held a military meeting to discuss the next action. Although Jinan has recovered, the surrounding situation is still not optimistic. Luke Dehun and Li lead Taishang to Dezhou, while Lu Guonan's remnants entered Dongchang Prefecture; in the south, there are thousands of remnants of Kong Xigui in Tai'an Prefecture, and Xuzhou Gaodi also brought thousands of newly recruited troops north to Yizhou. These defeated generals were not large in number and were not strong, but they still had to deal with them one by one, which was somewhat of a problem.
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